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Empire of Man #1, 2 omnibus
Empire of Man
New York Times best-selling series - Omnibus - March Upcountry and March to the Sea, Books 1 and 2 in the Empire of Man Series.
Roger Ramius MacClintock was young, handsome, athletic, an excellent dresser, and third in line for the Throne of Man. It probably wasn't too surprising that someone in his position should react by becoming spoiled, self‑centered, and petulant. After all, what else did he have to do with his life? Then warships of the Empire of Man's worst rivals shoot his crippled vessel out of space and Roger is shipwrecked on the planet Marduk, whose jungles are full of deadly predators and barbarian hordes with really bad dispositions. Now all Roger has to do is hike halfway around the entire planet, then capture a spaceport from the Bad Guys, somehow commandeer a starship, and then go home to Mother for explanations. Fortunately, Roger has an ace in the hole: Bravo Company of Bronze Battalion of The Empress' Own Regiment. If anyone can get him off Marduk alive, it's the Bronze Barbarians.
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About The Empire of Man Series:
“Will fascinate sophisticated readers (the manual of arms for a fourarmed, 10 foot soldier is a thing of beauty) . . . [and] grip straightforward action lovers.” —Publishers Weekly
“Coauthors Weber and Ringo excel in depicting the lives and times of soldiers both on and off the battlefield.” —Library Journal.
With over seven million copies of his books in print and seventeen titles on the New York Times bestseller list, David Weber is the science fiction publishing phenomenon of the new millennium. In the hugely popular Honor Harrington series, the spirit of C.S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower and Patrick O’Brian’s Master and Commander lives on—into the galactic future. Books in the Honor Harrington and Honoverse series have appeared on fourteen best seller lists, including those of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today. While Weber is best known for his spirited, modern minded space operas, he is also the creator of the Oath of Swords fantasy series and the Dahak saga, a science fiction and fantasy hybrid. Weber is has also engaged in a steady stream of bestselling collaborations including his Starfire Series with Steve White, which produced the New York Times bestseller The Shiva Option among others. Weber’s collaboration with alternate history master Eric Flint led to the bestselling 1634: The Baltic War, and his planetary adventure novels with military science fiction ace and multiple national best seller John Ringo includes the blockbusters March to the Stars and We Few. Finally, Weber’s teaming with Linda Evans produced the bestselling Multiverse series. David Weber makes his home in South Carolina with his wife and children.
John Ringo brings fighting to life. He is the creator of the Posleen Wars series, which has become a New York Times best selling series with over one million copies in print. The series contains A Hymn Before Battle, Gust Front, When the Devil Dances, Hell’s Faire and Eye of the Storm.
Roger Ramius MacClintock was young, handsome, athletic, an excellent dresser, and third in line for the Throne of Man. It probably wasn't too surprising that someone in his position should react by becoming spoiled, self‑centered, and petulant. After all, what else did he have to do with his life? Then warships of the Empire of Man's worst rivals shoot his crippled vessel out of space and Roger is shipwrecked on the planet Marduk, whose jungles are full of deadly predators and barbarian hordes with really bad dispositions. Now all Roger has to do is hike halfway around the entire planet, then capture a spaceport from the Bad Guys, somehow commandeer a starship, and then go home to Mother for explanations. Fortunately, Roger has an ace in the hole: Bravo Company of Bronze Battalion of The Empress' Own Regiment. If anyone can get him off Marduk alive, it's the Bronze Barbarians.
At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
About The Empire of Man Series:
“Will fascinate sophisticated readers (the manual of arms for a fourarmed, 10 foot soldier is a thing of beauty) . . . [and] grip straightforward action lovers.” —Publishers Weekly
“Coauthors Weber and Ringo excel in depicting the lives and times of soldiers both on and off the battlefield.” —Library Journal.
With over seven million copies of his books in print and seventeen titles on the New York Times bestseller list, David Weber is the science fiction publishing phenomenon of the new millennium. In the hugely popular Honor Harrington series, the spirit of C.S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower and Patrick O’Brian’s Master and Commander lives on—into the galactic future. Books in the Honor Harrington and Honoverse series have appeared on fourteen best seller lists, including those of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today. While Weber is best known for his spirited, modern minded space operas, he is also the creator of the Oath of Swords fantasy series and the Dahak saga, a science fiction and fantasy hybrid. Weber is has also engaged in a steady stream of bestselling collaborations including his Starfire Series with Steve White, which produced the New York Times bestseller The Shiva Option among others. Weber’s collaboration with alternate history master Eric Flint led to the bestselling 1634: The Baltic War, and his planetary adventure novels with military science fiction ace and multiple national best seller John Ringo includes the blockbusters March to the Stars and We Few. Finally, Weber’s teaming with Linda Evans produced the bestselling Multiverse series. David Weber makes his home in South Carolina with his wife and children.
John Ringo brings fighting to life. He is the creator of the Posleen Wars series, which has become a New York Times best selling series with over one million copies in print. The series contains A Hymn Before Battle, Gust Front, When the Devil Dances, Hell’s Faire and Eye of the Storm.
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About the author
David Weber
327 books4,552 followersDavid Mark Weber is an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1952.
Many of his stories have military, particularly naval, themes, and fit into the military science fiction genre. He frequently places female leading characters in what have been traditionally male roles.
One of his most popular and enduring characters is Honor Harrington whose alliterated name is an homage to C.S. Forester's character Horatio Hornblower and her last name from a fleet doctor in Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander . Her story, together with the "Honorverse" she inhabits, has been developed through 16 novels and six shared-universe anthologies, as of spring 2013 (other works are in production). In 2008, he donated his archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University.
Many of his books are available online, either in their entirety as part of the Baen Free Library or, in the case of more recent books, in the form of sample chapters (typically the first 25-33% of the work).
http://us.macmillan.com/author/davidw...
Many of his stories have military, particularly naval, themes, and fit into the military science fiction genre. He frequently places female leading characters in what have been traditionally male roles.
One of his most popular and enduring characters is Honor Harrington whose alliterated name is an homage to C.S. Forester's character Horatio Hornblower and her last name from a fleet doctor in Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander . Her story, together with the "Honorverse" she inhabits, has been developed through 16 novels and six shared-universe anthologies, as of spring 2013 (other works are in production). In 2008, he donated his archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University.
Many of his books are available online, either in their entirety as part of the Baen Free Library or, in the case of more recent books, in the form of sample chapters (typically the first 25-33% of the work).
http://us.macmillan.com/author/davidw...
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January 19, 2020
This review covers the whole trilogy of Weber/Ringo’s “Empire of Man” series. David Weber co-authored the space opera series, and you can tell who wrote what. The first volume was carefully written (good!); the second and third volumes mostly are sloppy Weber (not so good!). And both of them may have collaborated on the most rushed ending I’ve read in an SF series (bad!).
The premise is excellent—and unusual for a space opera. No spoilers here—this happens within the first 50 pages. There’s an Empire of Man, currently ruled by an Empress, with a brilliant son and daughter as heir and-a-spare. Unfortunately, the Empress has a third son, born “under the blanket” later after an affair with a shady Count. The third heir, Prince Rodger, is a wastrel and a waste: ignoring his tutors, Rodger only is interested in dressing as a fop and sneaking away to remote places to shoot big game. As a result, his mother the Empress neither knows nor trusts him.
Nonetheless, she sends Prince Rodger plus bodyguards on a goodwill tour of some Imperial planet. They never arrive, due to sabotage, and instead limp into some dark-water world, minus most of the Navy crew, but with a full Company of Space Marine bodyguards armed to the hilt with the latest weaponry. Unfortunately, all must (absurd plot device coming) sneak down to opposite side of the planet from the space port, and slog (and sail) 15,000 miles even to get to the port. The power for shields and weapons will be drained long before that. This being the Marines, however, the motto is “See the galaxy, meet interesting aliens, and kill them.” Their job is to take a bullet for the Rodger and get him home. That’s 120 men and women for one brat.
So it’s a space opera with ground-pounding bullet-sponges. Too bad it slows to a crawl by the end of book one (Weber?). They meet a dozen different aliens. Some they barbecue. Some they smoke a peace pipe with. Others they barbecue THEN smoke a peace pipe. And that’s not mentioning the beasts of burden, or scary insects/bats/etc. that can kill by idle glance. Feel free to yawn after a while.
Of course, a love interest develops between Prince Rodger and a female Space Marine enlisted personnel bodyguard. Because this would be unlawful fraternization, nothing much happens for a while, save two dozen chapters ending identically:
“Rodger—“
“Nimasheet—“
Again, I emphasize that this is long before any actual monkey business begins. I see the hand of Weber.
Worse still, they don’t just have to get off planet: they have to get back to the Imperial home in time to overthrow the Palace Coup (by guess who?) that already ousted the Empress.
I’ll spare further details. Rating:
Book 1– three stars
Books 2 & 3 — two stars
Overall—two stars
The premise is excellent—and unusual for a space opera. No spoilers here—this happens within the first 50 pages. There’s an Empire of Man, currently ruled by an Empress, with a brilliant son and daughter as heir and-a-spare. Unfortunately, the Empress has a third son, born “under the blanket” later after an affair with a shady Count. The third heir, Prince Rodger, is a wastrel and a waste: ignoring his tutors, Rodger only is interested in dressing as a fop and sneaking away to remote places to shoot big game. As a result, his mother the Empress neither knows nor trusts him.
Nonetheless, she sends Prince Rodger plus bodyguards on a goodwill tour of some Imperial planet. They never arrive, due to sabotage, and instead limp into some dark-water world, minus most of the Navy crew, but with a full Company of Space Marine bodyguards armed to the hilt with the latest weaponry. Unfortunately, all must (absurd plot device coming) sneak down to opposite side of the planet from the space port, and slog (and sail) 15,000 miles even to get to the port. The power for shields and weapons will be drained long before that. This being the Marines, however, the motto is “See the galaxy, meet interesting aliens, and kill them.” Their job is to take a bullet for the Rodger and get him home. That’s 120 men and women for one brat.
So it’s a space opera with ground-pounding bullet-sponges. Too bad it slows to a crawl by the end of book one (Weber?). They meet a dozen different aliens. Some they barbecue. Some they smoke a peace pipe with. Others they barbecue THEN smoke a peace pipe. And that’s not mentioning the beasts of burden, or scary insects/bats/etc. that can kill by idle glance. Feel free to yawn after a while.
Of course, a love interest develops between Prince Rodger and a female Space Marine enlisted personnel bodyguard. Because this would be unlawful fraternization, nothing much happens for a while, save two dozen chapters ending identically:
“Rodger—“
“Nimasheet—“
Again, I emphasize that this is long before any actual monkey business begins. I see the hand of Weber.
Worse still, they don’t just have to get off planet: they have to get back to the Imperial home in time to overthrow the Palace Coup (by guess who?) that already ousted the Empress.
I’ll spare further details. Rating:
Book 1– three stars
Books 2 & 3 — two stars
Overall—two stars
November 19, 2015
Very enjoyable. It's another descendant of Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, otherwise known as stranger in a strange land with superior technological knowledge that can then be used against the "ignorant" natives. It is also the naive person undergoes a transformation through adversity. It is easy to go off the rails with this particular genre, but the author handles it well.
I do have to say that many of the political and philosophical concepts and undertones within the book are things I don't agree with. It could be difficult to push them aside at times, but I was still able to enjoy the read. I just hope that people can recognize the flawed philosophies and not let it influence their development as people in the real world. Books are powerful, especially when subtle.
I've come to enjoy Sci-Fi more lately, particularly the infantry or naval military sci-fi. This is a worthy addition for any military sci-fi fans.
I do have to say that many of the political and philosophical concepts and undertones within the book are things I don't agree with. It could be difficult to push them aside at times, but I was still able to enjoy the read. I just hope that people can recognize the flawed philosophies and not let it influence their development as people in the real world. Books are powerful, especially when subtle.
I've come to enjoy Sci-Fi more lately, particularly the infantry or naval military sci-fi. This is a worthy addition for any military sci-fi fans.
February 1, 2019
Ringo is always great
Great books, the pacing is excellent as is the mix of military and political action. The characters are engaging. Now if they would write the next book already!
Great books, the pacing is excellent as is the mix of military and political action. The characters are engaging. Now if they would write the next book already!
January 24, 2020
When Weber is on, he's on. He spins tales like few I've ever read. I love so many of his books. Unfortunately, many agree with me that he's lazy and greedy. The Safehold series is a perfect example. First book - freaking awesome! Next couple of books, darn good, whetting your appetite for what's to come. Next three books -- and bear in mind that these are all in the 1,000+ page range -- ALL focus on generally one single country, one single war, several battles in each in which the plot doesn't freaking advance nearly at all, perhaps a month or two. It's filler shit and to drag that out over three books and over 3,000 pages just to repeat the same damn battles over and over again with the same damn atrocities and the same damn bravery and meanwhile you are dying to know if the SOB will ever move on and what will fucking HAPPEN because he's hooked you, so you know he's taking you for bank and screwing the hell out of you by just putting his word processor on repeat and walking away from it for a month only to return, not even bother looking, and sending it to his publisher. Makes you want to smack him in the face! God, I've never had such a love/hate relationship with an author.But damn it, many of his books are just head and tails above and beyond nearly any other sci fi/fantasy writer's productions, period. The trouble, for me, is when he co-authors. I rarely like his pairings, with the exception of the Multiverse series, which got screwed up with the death of his colleague, so it'll likely never be finished and I'll spend the rest of my life on pins and needles wondering WTH WAS supposed to and going to happen!!! Utter cruelty. But aside from that, I've been able to endure good ole' Steve, have never been impressed with Flint, and Ringo? Holy shit, he is such a right wing loon that he makes the "Tea Party" freaks look like flipping liberals! I promise he's a trump lover and that alone should tell you the size of his IQ. I can't stand anything Ringo writes or is involved with and I know he has a lot of fans, and he does write some good action sequences, but if he would just keep his damn politics out of it, it'd make his work not only much better, but possibly endurable! However, he never can seem to restrain himself and I've always pictured him as the stereotypical GI in Nam that developed a bad reputation due to actual events that unfortunately occured but were only later discovered. No specifics. Not saying he was or is. Could be dead wrong. Hope I'm dead wrong. But that's the image that comes to mind when I think of him. He seems like a massive rageaholic with a savage right wing hatred of anyone left of, well palin and trump, and that scares the shit out of me. Now, do I know Weber's politics? No, I don't. Do I care? No, I don't, because in the many dozens of books I've read of his, I can't recall a single time when he started proselytizing right or left, let alone oppressive, politics, and for that I am grateful because if he's collaborating with Ringo on books, I'd assume they get along and may share similar views and if so, I'd just rather be kept in the dark. As with many of his collaborative efforts, I find this less than impressive and combined with his co-author, a perfect items to dump in the trash can. Not ever recommended.
April 30, 2021
This book has held up well over the years since I first read it.
The warrior spirit of the Marines and the man they are protecting come through well in this novel. Now to re-read the second half of the series!
The warrior spirit of the Marines and the man they are protecting come through well in this novel. Now to re-read the second half of the series!
April 22, 2024
Fantastic
I bought We Few many years ago in a book store. I just recently re read the book and realized it was a part of a long story. Very good. I now need to read books 2 and 3!
I bought We Few many years ago in a book store. I just recently re read the book and realized it was a part of a long story. Very good. I now need to read books 2 and 3!
July 22, 2018
Good book,no a great Book
Once started you don't want to put it down. Great story line. Story of loss and growing up. Going to read the second on now.
Once started you don't want to put it down. Great story line. Story of loss and growing up. Going to read the second on now.
January 15, 2019
Great read
Excellent adventure and sci-fi battles. Loved the strategy. I don't have 12 more words, I'm not writing my own book.
Excellent adventure and sci-fi battles. Loved the strategy. I don't have 12 more words, I'm not writing my own book.
May 25, 2019
Excellent Read
Another winner for Mr Ringo, but where is book five?? If you like historical fiction you will enjoy this series.
Another winner for Mr Ringo, but where is book five?? If you like historical fiction you will enjoy this series.
October 6, 2021
Great read!
Very well written of course, a very original plot that appeals to your sense of adventure. The captain and Roger built a great relationship. Can't wait for part two.
Very well written of course, a very original plot that appeals to your sense of adventure. The captain and Roger built a great relationship. Can't wait for part two.
January 20, 2022
My favorite
The reality of eating a science fiction novel! And the reality of the feelings involved. The men that wrote these books know these things.
The reality of eating a science fiction novel! And the reality of the feelings involved. The men that wrote these books know these things.
March 26, 2023
You want a sci-fi version of the Anabasis combined with a coming-of-age story for a rich young man? Here ya go
October 31, 2023
I read one other work by David Weber and really enjoyed it. This was a lot of fun, and really humorous.
June 25, 2024
Amazing book
I have this book in mass market and ebook. I read this every couple of years and love the story.
I have this book in mass market and ebook. I read this every couple of years and love the story.
October 2, 2024
Great book about using what you have to survive. Has been an all time favorite for me for years.
April 18, 2015
This is really two novels (March Upcountry & March to the Sea), representing the beginning of a new series that has at least two other volumes published. I really have no feeling for how and what John Ringo writes, but this appears to be David Weber is best. The general storyline is that at some point while more than 1000 years into the future there is a hereditary queen in charge of the Empire of Man, also known as the Terran Empire, and it happens that her youngest child, a second son, who is generally believed to be a useless, spoiled dandy gets sent to an out-of-the-way place as a ceremonial family representative but on the way the spaceship carrying the Prince and a company of Marines serving as his guards get rerouted off to the other side of nowhere in an assassination attempt. Coming to a system on the edge of the Empire, I find it is be in taking over or has been taken over by a competing interstellar government, and they are forced to crash land on the opposite side of the planet from the only civilized port. The task then becomes for the Marines to get Prince Roger all the way around the planet to the port, captcha that port, and somehow getting back home again. These two novels constitute the first two quarters of that journey. Along the way, Prince Roger is forced to mature, and it turns out he is not nearly as useless as people had suspected.
This all adds up to 1026 pages of turn good reading, if you like that sort of thing, and I very much do. I said it was pure Weber; in the compass of these two novels he gets a chance to examine and comment on six different kinds of government, the relationship of the military to civilian government, evolution, how to make and use old-fashioned weapons, how futuristic weapons work, and the other mysterious relationships between men and women in between people in general. What apparently is working on at least 12 different series simultaneously, and my biggest fear is that I will not live long enough to see my favorite one finished, but to tell you the truth I feel that way about all of them. It is a real joy to read a book by someone who can write long involved sentences, carrying lots of different thoughts, punctuated so perfectly that there is never any confusion. I think I would give my left to be able to write like this - but then I wouldn't be able to write, would I?
I stayed up until 3:20 this morning to finish this book. That seems to happen with every book by Weber that I get my hands on.
This all adds up to 1026 pages of turn good reading, if you like that sort of thing, and I very much do. I said it was pure Weber; in the compass of these two novels he gets a chance to examine and comment on six different kinds of government, the relationship of the military to civilian government, evolution, how to make and use old-fashioned weapons, how futuristic weapons work, and the other mysterious relationships between men and women in between people in general. What apparently is working on at least 12 different series simultaneously, and my biggest fear is that I will not live long enough to see my favorite one finished, but to tell you the truth I feel that way about all of them. It is a real joy to read a book by someone who can write long involved sentences, carrying lots of different thoughts, punctuated so perfectly that there is never any confusion. I think I would give my left to be able to write like this - but then I wouldn't be able to write, would I?
I stayed up until 3:20 this morning to finish this book. That seems to happen with every book by Weber that I get my hands on.
August 1, 2024
Thoughts:
One does not pock with a MacClintock.
Weber and Ringo are independently two of my favorite authors. Ringo is one of the best soldier and squad level combat/military writers ive found so far, he is weaker on politics and intrigue but that doesnt stop him from writing a good story. Webber on the other hand is a master fleet or ship to ship action with a heavy dose of political/espionage shenanigans going on. So where Webber might falter at the boots on the ground fighting, and Ringo stumbles in the political arena they cover each others weaknesses wonderfully and created one of my favorite sci fi stories yet.
It still has flaws, particularly the first 100 pages or so of the first book where its still mostly just building up the setting and the two authors hadnt quite got their respective roles down pat was.. not as good as the next 900 pages. And some of the 'bad guys' were nearly comedically stupid just to help the main characters rack up a high (like.. REALLY high) body count as a plot device.
But the story is packed to the point of bursting with character growth, trauma, and changes in how the characters have to adapt and survive going through the lessons they had to learn on the way. But thats all tempered with some solid deadpan military humour and well times moments of awesome.
I guess it should be called out, this book is actually 2 books in one. March Upcountry and March to the Sea. Parts 1 and 2 of a 4 part story that they wrote together (and sadly never found time in their schedules to write a sequel to).
One does not pock with a MacClintock.
Weber and Ringo are independently two of my favorite authors. Ringo is one of the best soldier and squad level combat/military writers ive found so far, he is weaker on politics and intrigue but that doesnt stop him from writing a good story. Webber on the other hand is a master fleet or ship to ship action with a heavy dose of political/espionage shenanigans going on. So where Webber might falter at the boots on the ground fighting, and Ringo stumbles in the political arena they cover each others weaknesses wonderfully and created one of my favorite sci fi stories yet.
It still has flaws, particularly the first 100 pages or so of the first book where its still mostly just building up the setting and the two authors hadnt quite got their respective roles down pat was.. not as good as the next 900 pages. And some of the 'bad guys' were nearly comedically stupid just to help the main characters rack up a high (like.. REALLY high) body count as a plot device.
But the story is packed to the point of bursting with character growth, trauma, and changes in how the characters have to adapt and survive going through the lessons they had to learn on the way. But thats all tempered with some solid deadpan military humour and well times moments of awesome.
I guess it should be called out, this book is actually 2 books in one. March Upcountry and March to the Sea. Parts 1 and 2 of a 4 part story that they wrote together (and sadly never found time in their schedules to write a sequel to).
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 22, 2014
2-12-14
I finished the first half of this book and really enjoyed it. I am going to take a break from the empire of man and read something else. I will be back to it in a few days.
Prince Rodger is a little spoiled but starting to get a wake-up call. Sometime you just can't have it your way.
2-16-2014
I started this one again. Let's see what Prince Rodger can get into with his marines. They have one goal--To get him home. He is starting to realize that he is sending his marines into harms way and that is their job. He doesn't like it, but he is starting to think about the consequences of his actions.
I finished the first half of this book and really enjoyed it. I am going to take a break from the empire of man and read something else. I will be back to it in a few days.
Prince Rodger is a little spoiled but starting to get a wake-up call. Sometime you just can't have it your way.
2-16-2014
I started this one again. Let's see what Prince Rodger can get into with his marines. They have one goal--To get him home. He is starting to realize that he is sending his marines into harms way and that is their job. He doesn't like it, but he is starting to think about the consequences of his actions.
October 11, 2015
-Review in on the entire Empire of Man series-
Gah, I'm torn on this one.
The charters and surrounding plot arcs are amazing. Prince Roger and company are some of my favorite characters in the F/SF genre and I'm glad I got to know them; however, there are pages and pages of distracting narration that distract from the story. At it worst, dialogue is often interrupted by four pages of narration before the conversation continues.
I found myself speed reading through 30% of the last two books.I'm still glad I read the book and was exposed to the story, but the issues in prose and narration will likely block me from a re-read, which is unfortunate, because I loved the characters.
Gah, I'm torn on this one.
The charters and surrounding plot arcs are amazing. Prince Roger and company are some of my favorite characters in the F/SF genre and I'm glad I got to know them; however, there are pages and pages of distracting narration that distract from the story. At it worst, dialogue is often interrupted by four pages of narration before the conversation continues.
I found myself speed reading through 30% of the last two books.I'm still glad I read the book and was exposed to the story, but the issues in prose and narration will likely block me from a re-read, which is unfortunate, because I loved the characters.
April 18, 2015
This is an omnibus of two books; March Up Country and March to the Sea. After crash landing on a backward planet Prince MacClintock and his marine body guards must cross half the world to get to the spaceport. The only problem, the natives are somewhat hostile and the fauna is downright deadly.
It has interesting applications to per-industrial revolution earth technologies and warfare. It also is a very good story of the spoiled prince that has to grow up and in the process you learn that he has some right fully deep seated anger issues with his family.
It has interesting applications to per-industrial revolution earth technologies and warfare. It also is a very good story of the spoiled prince that has to grow up and in the process you learn that he has some right fully deep seated anger issues with his family.
February 6, 2016
Another Great Sci-Fi from Ringo! If reading as a single-book, it can begin to drag about 2/3 of the way through, sometimes too much of a good thing is just that. I would suggest reading the series in the fashion it was originally written, individual books (or just call a pause half-way through the collective).
If you enjoy a solid sci-fi complete with marooning on an alien world, massive personal development, epic battles, and a melding of traditional sci-fi with some levels of fantasy (throw-back to bronze and iron-age tech), this series is for you.
If you enjoy a solid sci-fi complete with marooning on an alien world, massive personal development, epic battles, and a melding of traditional sci-fi with some levels of fantasy (throw-back to bronze and iron-age tech), this series is for you.
November 28, 2015
The books were good action, interesting characters and good character development. It's a very good mix of characters. So it makes for a complex story, with new developments all along.
Yes, often times the story digresses to add "interesting" background information, that can just be skipped. Generally the plots are good, keep changing on you all the time and the characters are all heroes, yet are human as well.
And it keeps on going, which is great if you're reading on a commute.
Yes, often times the story digresses to add "interesting" background information, that can just be skipped. Generally the plots are good, keep changing on you all the time and the characters are all heroes, yet are human as well.
And it keeps on going, which is great if you're reading on a commute.
August 22, 2015
ugg, thought had a new Ringo book in Throne of Stars, read book 3 ordered this one realized I had read the individual stories a long time ago but only a few pages are remembered. Verry thrill packed quick read despite the number of pages enjoyed it verry much.. Thrilled to be able to read out of order 3, 1, 2, ready for 4.....Action with just enbough down time to sleep enjoy
April 10, 2014
The interminable journey to the sea took way too long for me to enjoy the story. The "Honorverse" is vastly entertaining by comparison. These boys could learn a thing or two from my favorite "world-builder" C.J.Cherryh. Sorry guys. 1 big thumb down on this one.
March 1, 2016
Had to purchase these 2 books as one as I was recommending them to a friend. Sooo glad I decided to re-read these as I forgot how awesome Prince Roger and gang were! Great series!
June 29, 2018
A winner
One of the best series I have ever read. This is my fifth time reading it and it is still one of the best.
One of the best series I have ever read. This is my fifth time reading it and it is still one of the best.
June 25, 2021
This series set the bar for downed soldiers marching across a hostile planet.
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